Monuments of Ancient Rome

This section is dedicated to the ancient monuments of Rome. They are so numerous and varied that you will find below two main articles. One presents the 3 or 4 most important places of the city of Rome, with the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Pantheon. The other article lists the most interesting sites, between the temples, forums, baths, Roman houses, columns and triumphal arches, but also the walls, gates, paleochristian catacombs, aqueducts and park including that of the Appian Way.
The most prestigious monuments also have their dedicated page.

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Great monuments of ancient Rome

The great ancient buildings of Rome: the Colosseum, the largest amphitheatre of antiquity, dedicated to gladiator games and fights; the Pantheon, dedicated to the Greco-Roman gods; the Roman forums, political and administrative centre since the Roman Republic.

20 other ancient monuments in Rome

After the three major tourist attractions that are the Pantheon, the Colosseum and the Forums, a number of buildings also evoke with fascination the past of the ancient capital, such as the Forum Boarium which was the river port market, the Baths of Caracalla which were the largest in the world, the imperial Palatine Hill, the tens of kilometres of the Aurelian Walls, the catacombs, the Appian Way or the aqueducts, and many others.

The Pantheon

The Pantheon is the best preserved ancient building of ancient Rome, it was also one of the most prestigious. Once at the foot of a vast courtyard, it is nowadays directly accessible on the pretty Piazza della Rotonda. once it dominated the site originally but is now located lower than the square because of the elevation of the ground of Rome over time.

Colosseum

Originally called the Flavian amphitheater, the Colosseum of Rome was built from the year 72 AD by the will of the Emperor Vespasian. It was completed in 80 AD by his son Titus, and later supplemented by Domitian.

The Roman Forum

The Roman Forum was for centuries the main town square, around which ancient Rome developed.It was the place of trade, business, religious worship, politics, the site of city's administration and justice systems, as well as of prostitution.

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